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[David] Everywhere I'd gone prior to that

Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos

Everywhere I'd goneprior to that, of all the networks, "Where doyou want to shoot it?" I...

Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos • S01E01 • 2024

[David] Everywhere I'd gone
prior to that, of all the networks, "Where do
you want to shoot it?" I said, "New Jersey." "What do you
wanna do that for?" I said, "I believe it
belongs there." They said, "It's going to be
a lot of money. I don't know what for." Then when I went to HBO,
they said, "Now, it says here
it takes place in New Jersey. You're gonna shoot it
in New Jersey, right?" I was like,
"Oh my God, I'm in heaven!" Really, I felt like,
fuck the whole past 30 years. This is it! [Chris] A broadcast network would shoot it in LA
and do second unit in Jersey and find, you know, locations
that they could double to create that wonderful...
[chuckles] suspension
of disbelief illusion

Full Transcript

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[David] Everywhere I'd gone prior to that,

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of all the networks,

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"Where do you want to shoot it?"

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I said, "New Jersey."

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"What do you wanna do that for?"

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I said, "I believe it belongs there."

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They said, "It's going to be a lot of money.

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I don't know what for."

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Then when I went to HBO, they said,

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"Now, it says here it takes place in New Jersey.

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You're gonna shoot it in New Jersey, right?"

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I was like, "Oh my God, I'm in heaven!"

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Really, I felt like, fuck the whole past 30 years.

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This is it!

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[Chris] A broadcast network

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would shoot it in LA and do second unit in Jersey

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and find, you know, locations that they could double

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to create that wonderful... [chuckles]

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suspension of disbelief illusion.

Duration

44 seconds

Views

59

Timestamp in Movie

00:55:54

Uploaded

Apr 11, 2025

Season

1

Episode

1

Genres

documentary, biography

Production

B.R.C. Produzione Film

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Movie Summary

Firsthand accounts and revelations from the people who brought the groundbreaking series to life.